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Household of James Clark (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Clark and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clark, born in 1826 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Clark, born in 1846 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas B (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1836 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Clark's household

Male

James

Clark

Head
Female

Mary

Clark

Wife
Male

James

Clark

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Clark

Daughter
Female

Marion

Clark

Daughter
Male

Thomas B

Clark

Son
Female

Mary

Clark

Daughter
Male

William

Clark

Son
Male

Hugh

Clark

Son
Male

John

Taylor

Servant
Female

Ann

Mair

Servant
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clark

Head

Married

55

1826

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Clark

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Clark

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Clark

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Clark

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas B

Clark

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Clark

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Clark

Son

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Clark

Son

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Taylor

Servant

Widower

45

1836

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Mair

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

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